Meredith Adler

While threatening weather might send other outdoor painters packing up, Asheville artist Cheryl Keefer is drawn to paint those rainy day landscapes and city scapes.  In fact, a delightful segment of this interview is hearing Cheryl laugh about a recent time she started painting with good intentions to “branch out” by depicting a sunny day. … Read more and listen to episode…

William Henry Price is a painter in the River Arts District of Asheville, NC.  Using watercolor, gouache (opaque watercolor), and acrylic, William paints the natural world, but not in the form of traditional landscapes, as he used to do. Being part of this conversation was quite the experience for me–listening to William talk about what … Read more and listen to episode…

When I think about Fleta Monaghan’s interview, the word “evolving” keeps coming to mind.    Fleta talks about giving herself freedom for her work to evolve rather than remaining fixed in one style.  She is a painter presently working in oils and encaustics in an abstracted manner, referencing the natural world. As owner of 310 Art, … Read more and listen to episode…

With the mastery that comes from 30 years in glass-blowing, Michael Hatch still experiences the process as a rush! In this interview, Michael gives us a look at what makes the medium unique and so exciting to him. Michael and his wife Hilary Hatch are the owners of Crucible Glassworks, in Weaverville, NC, where Michael … Read more and listen to episode…

It takes a very skilled artist to capture the likeness of a person in a painting or drawing.  Skip Rohde is a figurative artist who aims even higher.  He talks in his interview about his intention to capture something of the personality, the essence of his subjects. Skip has been in the unique position of … Read more and listen to episode…